The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-12
JUS TICE!
yIsDlvArED AT THE CHICAGO
JAIL YESTERDAY.
Execution Of Anarchists Spies,
Parsons, Fischer and Engel.
Tic Curtain Drops Upon tho Last
Thrilling Act ola
Tragedy Written in tho Blood OF
Martyrcd Guardians OF Peace.
Tho Instigators Of tho Great Hay
market Massacre
Die, After Refusing tho Last Rites
Of the Church,
And With Words Of Defiance still
Upon Their Lips.
Dramatic Scenes and Incidents Of
the Occasion.
How Their Families aud Friends
Stood the Ordeal.
And With Words Of Defiance Still
Upon Their Lips.
Dramatic Scenes and Incidents Of
the Occasion. #
How Their Families aud Friends
Stood the Ordeal.

How Their Families aud Friend:
Stood the Ordeal.
CnlCA0o, Nov. little last scene II
ths great drama has boon enacted. A
1855 to-day tho tap Was sprung and tht
four Aich.Anuchiats, August Spice, Al
lied Il. Pirsonu, Adolph Fischer ant
George ErEcl Sere launched into eternity
,helr two psni:cnt companions, Fielder
aud schWsb, have boon taken to Joliet te
s1,ys II lie sentence, aad the victims o.
the IiSymartet m2Ssacre are avenged, &C
iGras II lies In the power Of human Law
toavGnse Them. "
Following clouo upon the telegraphic re-
port from Springfield that Governor Oxles
by had decided orcs for all, the deputies
commenced, ut 1927 a. NJ, distributing
tickets to reporters who were 10 watch the
march to the sallowu. ~
The grGateat buosls and excitement pre-
vailed in Tie office. but schwab continued
some writing no had begun unlnterrupt'
cd; the others remained equally non
chs!ent notwithstanding the confusion
thai nsrSed tho beginning Of the end.
The representatives Of the press were
conducted to tho north corridor and seated
within few feet Of the acsiIold. At 1855
fully $50 newspaper men, local politicians
and others. Euoug them the twelve jurora
who were to view Tho bodies after the ex.
= ecution, had passed through the dark un.
der tho gslloxs and began seating them.
selves. Tho bailiiEr raid a few words to the
Journalistic, begging them to make no rush
when tho drop fell, but to wait decently
and In order. Parsans was given cup ol
coffee few minutes beiore the march to
.ho rcsGold wes begun.
The 7a.tling Of chairs, tables and benches
continued for several minutes, but by
ll:0l tne;c began to fall q hush and con.
vNss,ion amons the crowd sunk almost
to q whisper. The bare, whitewashsd
walls made painful contrast with the
dmk brown gslloSa with It's four noosed
ropss dropping ominously near the floor.
A slesm Of sunshine shooting through the
window c, his instant foil on corner oil
tha death machine and in q slight degree
relieved !,a somhre hue.
Through the window could be aeen q
nam5er Of policemen, armed with rifles,
looking down from tho roof Of tho Dear.
horn htreat wing on the proceedings. The
chief baiiE began at 1l:l0 calling ou. the
Dames OF the persona summoned as Jurors
and bringing them forward to tho row ol
little stcols directly in front Of the gallowa.
No other pounds were heard In the long
high corridor but the solemn, monotonous
v,ica Ct the bsiliti and tho rastliug Of the
iarora as they lip.oed forward through the
S;oEd.
RgADiEd THE DEATH WARRANT.
At 90 the Sheriff commenced reading
tka LeA.h wsrIau! 10 Spice, who latoned
withoat aaying Il word. Three minutel
lsssr the Sheriff shook hands with hin
and bado him goodbye. spies WAS strap
ped 8hile tho warran. was being read tc
Fischer. While ths shrcud was be!us
put on Spies he looked pals aud hGggard,
and asked 10 hGye the ntrap lepsenea
which was done. lH,
The wasrautwss then read to Engel ant
paraong, and In feg moments NIL were
iu their shrouls, etaudiug at tho gralet
door, and saying alieux to friends In th'
yiBl,oIs' cage. "
Ths nyes o. tho crowd began to center o,
tho dark box upon the scaGold Of thl
dangling ropea. This boz seemed to pos
essG fearful fascination, and was absorb
ing tho attention Of every person In tn
corridor, when frigh!inl vail startled III
crowd. Some whu had heard the horri
b,s groaI:us Of LinRg yesterday, Just be
lore his t.asth, declared II sounded as
liz was a!lll III agony. But this was mer
fancy. The black jail cat gss the caus
ol the conmotion, snh at intervals contin
ned 10 emit her gboct.like mew!ng.
A command to tho crowd fronting tn
eallows that all mus: stop smoking wa
given at ll:35. The dcz,n or two VIII
were using tho weed Queuchea too tirt
come rather reluctantly, and the aahe
zero slowly Bisewn on tho pavement
Whether shlr command WAC given cut q
humanity 10 the doomed ,uep, or PIE
caution lgsinst tho appalling po.sibility
aay ,,cacderons bomb lighting In the COL
riLos when the fatal moment came, n
peraea tpemed nwsrs, but more than on
Easd prayer down IN !hois iamost heart
4 TERRIBLE susrgSss. -
II IVES nov ll:io, and tho ruspense {
the crowd near tho Sallows WAS like slo,
torture. Thoro wus nc fslici. and til
newspaper men gaxcd at the eallows an
noted tho fear ropsa oway;ps slightly
md fro. M. rils .I
At forty minutes tier II o'clock tt
condemned men paSsooS ot dnal lrncl
At this point n report gained currenc
that tho Sheriff Tas holding or until th
last moment In expectation that eomt
2 thiag wonld be hoard from Springhole
Suddenly tho iaco Of Deputy Gleason wa
aeen at tho entrance Of. ths corridor icst
ing to tho scatIuld. His face was whit
and ke Wei txDnhliu2 IL every limb. II
rHisod his hand in token that the momeu
\ Ind siIivOd. The shutiling OF feet ws
A heard In the corridor. 1t wsa 40 to tn
Jmlnrte. Sheriff Mntsen appeared, h
I back to tho gathering, facing the pr
eetBior. epies next came into Wow.
b,oad.shoulderod bailil on his right eide
ihca c,mo Fischer, and last, Engel.
As the threp Btepped from the eecon
ticr Of cello to the rcaflold, tho spectator
.drew loES breath. "Pareons Ia paved
wes the word .hA. went ayourd, but
was not 10 DO. 4 2econd later and Pa
song appeared, and tho four men We
t placed upon tho t'sp. All were ghast
pale. g sf s,Sl5sit
ON the scArFoLD.
Spies hair seemed to literally stal
upon end. EnSsl's shoulders Esem
nearly to touch the top Of his head. p
Z SOM set his tooth h,mly together, a,
looked down calmly on the crowd beneaI
iiis TACO was that Of man OF iron.
mnrmur OF admiration for his unfllnchi
ncryo ran through the spectators. En-
tnrnod around and said something inau
:ble 10 the deputy. Il wa evidently o
n iocular character, for tho condemned N
4 laughed heartily. Fischer looked Ct h
"a a moment and thon he, too, put IN .
/. + marx. spics and rarcons, at either
i. Of the ssaaold maintained Bto!id {
x disnlded demesuor,, but there Has q Il
Of uuutterable woe upon the Taco o.
latter, which pierced tho hearts OF tn
Sa surrounding the scafod: The shro
4 had already been adjusted before no = .